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Save the Date! The Carson City Democratic Women's Club presents their annual Fashion Show Saturday, May 19, 2018 starting promptly at 4:00 P.M. in the Nevada Stateroom of the Governor's Mansion at 606 Mountain Street, Carson City.

An indoor carnival held at Bordewich-Bray Elementary School in West Carson City Saturday provided an assortment of fun for children and families.

What better way to celebrate Earth Day and Earth Week than gorgeous weather that you just can’t help but enjoy. Join Muscle Powered and our Parks and Recreation Department at the Silver Saddle Ranch for a presentation and trash mob. Kids will love the Carnival at Bordewich Elementary School, and it helps raise funds for a local Cub Scout Pack. Mark Twain Elementary is hosting their annual Color Run at Mills Park, just make sure to wear a white shirt.

Carnival Fundraiser to benefit Carson City Cub Scout Pack 145. There will be 14-15 games to play, some which are from Circus Circus, hot dogs, nachos, cotton candy, and candy for sale, and lots of prizes to be won. There will also be a silent auction to benefit the "Investment in Character" program. This event will be helpd on April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Borderwich Bray Elementary. Come one, come all!

Derby Day is the Reno Chamber Orchestra's major fundraiser of the year! Dress up in fashionable attire and enjoy a wonderful luncheon, wine, mint juleps, and watch the Kentucky Derby on big screen televisions! The event includes a live and silent auction and a wine raffle! There is also a hat contest with prizes, so remember to wear your best hat!

Special Auction Items Include:
"Hamilton" Tickets!
San Francisco Getaway - 2 night stay in San Francisco, including tickets to the June 23 San Francisco Symphony performance and tickets to the Giants vs. Padres game!
Celebrity Home Dinners

Government Surplus Auction — Everything must go!

A government surplus auction will be held Saturday, April 14 at 601 Britain Drive in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center beginning at 9 a.m. Take Interstate 80 East from Sparks to Exit 32. This auction is open to the public.

Items can be previewed in person April 12-13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The auction is live on-site and online. To register as an online bidder, go to the event website and click on “Participate in this Event.”

With soggy weather here, some cancellations are inevitable. One thing you can count on, however, is the monthly Downtown Business Association’s wine walk; it’s a rain, shine, or blizzard event. Stay dry and well-fed with the Kiwanis annual BINGO Spaghetti Feed at the Carson Senior Center. The Brewery Arts Center hosts some pretty amazing vocalists for their newest fundraiser, ‘Evening with the Divas.’ Keep reading for even more Carson City, Carson Valley, and Dayton options.
SATURDAY:

Join us to raise money for Aunicka Pierce, an 11-year-old Minden girl and her family as she battles a rare form of cancer by attending the A-Team Dodgeball tournament this Saturday, April 7, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Douglas County Community and Senior Center, 1329 Waterloo Ln, Gardnerville.

We are thrilled to announce our inaugural Teddy Bear Tea to benefit Small Blessings Preschool, an outreach of Carson City First United Methodist Church.

The tea will take place on Saturday May 19, at the Event Center at the Plaza Hotel, 211 East 9th Street, Carson City.

Ticket prices range from $15-$45 for individuals and $350 for a table of 10. There will be a silent auction, raffle, and awards for best dressed. Don't forget to bring your loved ones and your favorite teddy bear!

To purchase tickets, please visit payit2.com/p/teddybeartea

Celebrating the arts and the region's most talented vocalists, the Brewery Art Center will feature "Evening with the Divas” billed as a once in a lifetime event, this Saturday in Carson City.

Describing the Silver State Tag is a lot like watching one of those late night infomercials. With all the extra gear and services a person can win, you are constantly saying the phrase, “but wait, there’s more!”

As the days get longer and warmer, it’s worth it to check out the many trails and paths throughout the valley. Muscle Powered, our local hiking, biking, and trail-building group, leads guided hikes and walks a few times every week, including two on Tuesdays. Don’t let spring break be an excuse not to use your noggin. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz at Sassafras and DJ Trivia at Fox Brewpub are both open to all ages and free to play. You’ve only got a few days to see the Winter Art Show in the Nevada Artist Association Gallery; their new show, ‘Spring has Sprung,’ will open Sunday.

Do you ever wonder about that old stone house at the eastern entrance to Mills Park? Called the Wungnema House it has interesting history. Take a tour today during the monthly open house, and learn more about the early residents of Carson City. As a child of the 80s, I’m excited about this week’s Flashback Cinema feature at Galaxy Theaters. "The Dark Chrystal" was a favorite of mine. If you’ve got kids, or a pang of nostalgia, catch one of the two showings today, or again Wednesday. Read on for more of what's happening today.

The weekend has arrived, and it will be an exceptionally long one for the schoolkids of Carson City: spring break begins Monday. There’s a rumor of snowfall for this weekend, but it’s not expected to be too heavy in the valley. Don’t quote me on that, though, I’ve been wrong before. Break a leg to the Douglas students performing in ‘Game of Tiaras’ this weekend; the show sounds hilarious, but be warned, it’s not for kids. For a family friendly outing, check out Story Time with Suzie at the Nevada Railroad Museum, or photos with the Easter Bunny at PetSmart.

SATURDAY:

Tickets are available now for the second annual Nowruz “New Year” Celebration Feast to benefit the Veterans Healing Camp. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 27 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Casino Fandango Buffet Banquet Room in Carson City.

Okay. This is one of the hardest weekend lists I’ve ever had to do. This dump of snow has cancelled some events, but others are in full force. Best I can tell, St. Patrick’s Day parties are not deterred by a little snowfall. There will be no parade in Virginia City, but the Rocky Mountain Oyster Fest is on. Head to downtown Carson for more green beer, Irish music, and corned beef and cabbage than you’ll know what to do with.

SATURDAY: St. Patrick’s Day

The Silver State Vertical Drop is an annual ski competition and community fundraising event put on by the Silver State Hotshots, a Carson City-based wildfire suppression crew. 
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Individuals or teams of 3-5 compete to safely ski as much vertical feet as possible in a 4-hour time period—the team with the highest average vertical feet skied wins. There are individual prizes for males and females who finish in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, and a team prize for 1st place. In the past, these prizes have been donated to us from companies such as Moment Skis, Patagonia, and Smith Optics. 

The Brewery Arts Center, Carson City’s premiere epicenter for the arts since 1975, is thrilled to announce its newest fundraiser, "Evening with the Divas," a once in a lifetime event.

The week winds down, but the happenings in Carson City are gearing up. Kids are going to have a fun time at the Carson Montessori Carnival Night. Help Relay for Life kick-off this year’s theme during their ‘Surfing for a Cure’ Luau at the Casino Fandango; you’ll have the opportunity to sign up your team, as well. No whining allowed, just fun times, at the Governor’s Mansion during tonight’s 'Let’s Wine Together' silent auction and wine fundraiser for the Carson High Band program.

Eagle Valley Middle School has an award-winning LEGO robotics team, and that extra-curricular falls firmly within the category of ‘STEAM.’ Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math in education is the focus of tonight’s ‘STEAM’ Night, chock-full of demonstrations, activities, experiments, and the aforementioned robots. Carson High’s more musically-inclined students can be found on the stage tonight at the Carson City Community Center for a Musical Theater and Choral Showcase. There’s even more on the menu for today, keep reading and learn all of your options.

The Carson City Band Association, Inc. will host its annual Music and Silent Auction fundraiser at the Governor’s Mansion this Friday, March 9.

I’m going to apologize right now. I can’t anticipate what this storm system will throw at us, so some of these planned events could get cancelled. One event that is never afraid of Mother Nature is the Downtown Carson City Wine Walk. Come rain, shine, or blizzard, you’ll find can sip, stroll, and discover starting at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Carson Hot Springs aren’t afraid of a little snow, and a special visit from Megan the Mermaid will make the icy hot experience more memorable. Keep reading to see what this slushy weekend has to offer.

SATURDAY:

The 15th Annual Crab Feed benefiting St. Teresa of Avila School in Carson City will be held on Saturday, March 3, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 East William Street.

According to Al Fiegehen, chief executive officer of Cubix Corporation in Carson City, the computer industry is about to explode at the same rate it did in the 1980’s when computer technology forever changed the world.

The Carson City Band Association, Inc. will host its annual Wine and Silent Auction “Let’s Wine Together” fundraiser at the Governor’s Mansion on March 9.

There is absolutely a little bit of everything this weekend. There’s somewhere to volunteer, somewhere to eat some fundraising pancakes, join in an Asian New Year Lion Dance Parade, Beer Crawl in downtown Carson City, and get your Zumba on. I think the eclectic mix of happenings is one of my favorite things about our corner of the world. Whether it’s the International Film Festival, the Vagina Monologues, or telescope viewing at the WNC Observatory: you can’t tell me there is nothing to do.

SATURDAY:

Gong hei fat choy, Carson City. Today kicks off the Asian New Year, the Year of the Dog. Explore a new culture at the International Film Festival at the Community Center. The afternoon offers independent documentaries, and this evening brings a renown Mexican Film about the life and times of iconic actor and comedian, Mario Moreno. Take a gander at the newly refreshed Carson City Library during their Grand Re-opening celebration. Start your weekend with some comedy, live music, swing dancing, or karaoke.

Hello fellow anglers, we now have another area in Nevada that is open to fishing. On Feb. 9, the Mason Valley Wildlife management area opened for the season.

This year, I am pleased to once again perform in and serve as hostess of the Carson City Vagina Monologues. This important monologue play, written by Eve Ensler to empower women, benefits Advocates to End Domestic Violence.

You can probably scratch ‘hitting the slopes’ off this weekend’s list of options, but you can hit the ‘hill’ instead: Prison Hill, to be exact. You’ll find the start and finish line for Ascent Runs’ ‘Love Can Be Cold’ 5 or 10K at the Prison Hill Southern Trailhead. If you’d rather crawl than run, Virginia City’s ‘Devil Made Me Do It’ Saloon Crawl might be for you. Find something special for your special someone at Artsy Fartsy’s annual Champagne and Jewelry Show or at the Valentine’s Craft Fair inside the Carson Mall.